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Rev Tim Costello reminds us of God’s constant presence, even in the midst of despair.
Sarah and Keith Condie, Co-Directors of the Mental Health & Pastoral Care Institute at Anglican Deaconess Ministries, reflect on the gift of forgiveness.
Charles Louwrens - challenged by the experiences of the refugees and asylum seekers he works alongside - urges us to resist the darkness of despair and trust in God’s promise of a new day.
Lucy Sullivan reflects on the isolation of coercive control and how healthy relationships are embedded in community.
Rev Jason Forbes invites us into unwavering devotion to the one who brings righteousness and peace.
Dr Mick Pope shares God’s vision for a just world where swords will be beaten into ploughshares and war will be no more.
Social worker and researcher Gen Farquhar shares how real change begins when those who cause harm choose to face the truth. This is an invitation to courage, repentance, and transformation — to walk the hard road toward love.
Dr Justine Toh opens our Advent 2025 series with a reflection on the way love breaks through, just as light breaks through the darkness.
Justice in the Church starts by listening to victim-survivors — not as broken, but as bearers of wisdom and resilience. When the Church truly hears and repents, it can become a place of safety, truth, and healing.
Rev Argho Biswas explores biblical equality and the dismantling of patriarchal power dynamics in relationships, homes, workplaces, and the church.
Father Rod Bower shares a story from his childhood as he reflects on how domestic and family violence can impact children.
Read our November 2025 News Update as Gershon Nimbalker explores the wielding of power and how this reflects what it truly means to know the Lord.
Carolyn Cousins looks at safety in dating and what some of the red flags of coercive control look like.
Victim-survivor of domestic violence, Essie reflects on challenging harmful gender roles and how she forged a path to embracing boundaries.
New analysis questions assumptions about Christian conservatism on climate